Display-sign.



PATENTED Nov. 19, 1907.

J. MOSES.

DISPLAY SIGN.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.24.1906,

"GI/leases.

'dINITED STATES PATENT oFFIoE.

JOSEPH MOSES, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

DISPLAY-SIGN.

No. 871,289. Specification of Letters iatent. Patented Nov. 19, 1907.

I Application filed December 24. 1906. Serial No. 349.304.

' Be it known that I, JOSEPH MosEs,.a subbraces 3 while shown and described as part ject of the King of Great Britain, resident of of the backing of the sign, may be formed of N o. 10 Conduit street, in the city of Toronto, separate pieces of material secured to the .60 county of York, Province of Ontario, in the said backing at the outer end of the sign and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain to the wall upon which the sign is placed, or

'new and useful Improvements in Displaythey may be entirely dispensed with if the I Signs, of which the following is a specificamaterial of which the sign is constructed'is tion. of suflicient strength to sustain its own My invention relates to improvements in Weight and withstand weather conditions" display signs and the object of the invention which are liable to strain it if not. sufficiently is to devise a sign of simple and durable constrong in itself.v The sign may also the sup struction which shall be visible to the eye in ported in any suitable manner other than-la very dim lights, such as at night time with shown and described without affecting-1th only the light of the sky, and whereby the utility thereof. I r effect of stormy weather resulting in the ac- 4 are letters or characters and sho vcumulation of snow and ice on the sign board Fig. 1 spelling the word Olothin })8 l1d.

Will not to any extent obliterate the sign, and showing whollyv to one-side -of thel s gnftho itconsists essentially of a backing formed of upper and lower portions'fthereofextendi al and having the characabove and below the upper aiiddoweriedges ve and below the edges of of the backing 1. The charactersil are p wholly visible from only preferably formed in the same sheetiof'metal one side of the sign, and characters formed and forming part with the'bac g1 inr'stencil cuttings through said backing, the sign but it must. be understoodJthat the'said riousparts being more particularly as decharacters may be .made of se aratg jeces'of scribednlndetail in the following specificamaterial and su'itably'secure .to' tha'fajcefoftion and shown in the accompanying drawthe backing -p'or'tion-of the sig'n'l ,1"

in s', thatform part of the same. 5 are stencil cuttings preferably-"located a inthe drawings Figure 1 is a perspective centrally in the backing or*ba se' 1 also'spell viewof the sign as it appears from one side. ing the word Olothing:, butai'ran'g'ed in 8 "g '2'is a pers ective view of the sign as it reverse manner to the characters 4, .that is, r

fiappearsfirom t e opposite side. Fig. 3 is a the characters 4 read from the outer end of] ersPic'rtive view showing the sign as applied the sign toward the inner end and the char-5 reet railway cars or as mounted on the acters 5 read from t 'e other side of the sign To all whom it may concern: I sign to brace it equally on both sides; The

f-;any object. Fig. 4 is a modified form from the inner'end foutward. q 7 3 jg the-arrangement of the sign. Fig. 5 is a In forming the characters 4. found -f g "pelts ective view of a street sign. preferable to have the end letter'or theibe t l f e numerals ofreference indicate correginning of the word preferablyquite clearof pendingv parts in each figure. the backing or base 1 withthe exception-io'f v Referring-to the drawings 1 is the backing the extreme inner edges thereof'which are-z ZY.

rrbody' portion of the sign preferably made shown attached to theend edge of the said sheet metal and here shown as having an backing and forming part therewith. gularly turned end 2 for securing the said It willbe noticed that. the stencil cuttings to a building or post and allowing the 5 out through some portions of the letters 4, acking or base 1 to extend outwardly from thus making each letter of the word Cloth-t id building or post. ing. a clear cut through the sign. The cut- 3 are reinforcing braces preferably formed tin of the stenciled characters5 does not inpunching out a strip of material from the terl ere with the clearness. nor detract from king or base 1 of the sign, leaving the the appearance of the larger letters. attached at the forward end. The The backing'or base 1 of the sign is pref inner ends of the braces 3 are secured-in-an erably of a dark color and the letters or charsuitable manner to the wall from which the actors 4 light in color so that the said char sigd'eXtends or. their may be secured to the actors stand out clearly in relief against the H J -angular portion 2. One of the reinforcing dark back-ground formed by the base of the v55 braces is shown extending to one side of the sign, thus making it very easy to discern the .sign and the other to the other side of the said letters or characters on a fairly dark night as the back-ground will be considerably darker and denser than the light even of night time, and the light colors will reflect whatever rays of light may strike them.

The posite side of the sign is preferably light co ored over the who e surface and therefore the stencil cuttings forming the characters 5 will be plainly discernible as being dark against a light ground even in a very dim light. It has been particularly pointed out that a sign constructed as described is readily readable in the dim light of night time and of course it will be understood that it w ill also be very striking and easily read by daylight and as duplicate characters of the larger letters are shown in the stencil cuttings the reverse of the larger letters, the sign. may be readwith equal facility from either side.

Other applications of a sign constructed as described are shown in Figs. 3 and 4, that shown in Fig. 3 being particularly adapted for use upon street cars or where a sign is backing of the sign may be supported from underneath. In this form it is found preferable to have both of the end characters cut clear of the ends of the backing standing out free from the dark ground. This gives the sign a very good appearance and also makes it Very quickly and easily read. This form of sign may also be suspended from above, 'I he form ShOVUl in Fig. 4 is practically the same as those previously described with the exception that the stenciled letters are cut near y the full width of the solid backing, and the letters, reading from the opposite side of the sign, are holly above the upper edge or below the lower edge of the body of the sign, but attached thereto at the base or top as the case may be.

1t V\ ill be readily understood that a display sign constructed as described will be easily and quickly read in almost any kind of light, that is, whether the light be to the front and shining on the face of the sign or to the rear and shining through the sign, and also in stormy weather when ice and snow cluster and collect upon a sign with a flat surface thereby obliterating the characters thereon, the said snow or ice ill not materially affect a sign constructed as described, as the top and bottom portions of the letters are cut out and extend above and below'the center or backing portion and therefore will give sufficient indication of the characters to enable the reading thereof. The stenciled portion will not become covered over as the snow or ice will pass through the orifices leaving the lettering quite distinct.

mounted above an object from whichthe name will not be obliterated by snow and ice as previously described. Again, the naming of a street may be easily and quickly discerned quite a distance from the sign, especially where the streets are fairly Well lighted as the light of the street lights will shine through the sign thus making it discernible 2. A display sign, comprising a backing or base of suitable light material and having characters formed on one side thereof extending beyond the edges thereof and stencil cuttings therethrough delineating characters reading in a reverse manner to the aforesaid characters, substantially as described.

3. A display sign, comprising a backing or base forming a dark back ground and having characters of a light color extending thereacross and beyond the edges thereof and stencil cuttings thcrethrough delineating characters arranged to read' in a reverse manner to the aforesaid characters, as and for the purpose specified.

4. A display sign, comprising a backing or base of dark color on one side and light color on the other having means extending therefrom for securing said backing in position, and characters of a light color extending across and beyond the edges of said dark back ground, said backing having stencil cuttings therethrough delineating characters reading correctly in a forward manner from the light colored side thereof, substantially as described.

5. A display sign, comprising a backing or base of dark color on one side and light color on the other having an inwardly extending end for securing said sign in position, and reinforcing braces forming part with said backing and suitably secured at the inner ends, and light colored characters extending across and beyond the edges of said backing, the upper and lower portions forming part thereith, said characters reading correctly forward, said backing having stencil cuttings therethrough delineating characters reading correctly forward from the light colored side of said base and contrasting therewith, substantially as described.

Signed at the city of Toronto, in the county of York, Province of Ontario, in the Dominion of Canada, this 3rd day of Decem- A sign constructed as described is particuber, 1906. larly adaptable for street naming where very JOSEPH MOSES. often there is very little light at night and YVitnesses: parties looking for a street may readily recog- H. DENNISON, c 5 ze the same in a very dim light and also the E. WELL. 

